Denielle Emans

Denielle Emans is an Assistant Professor in the Graphic Design department at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. She specializes in the area of experiential design in relation to the conceptualization, development, and execution of visual messages for social change and sustainability. Her current academic research further explores design in relation to interdisciplinary collaboration, cross-cultural studies and impact assessment for social design. Denielle recently presented papers at The 2nd International Conference for Design Education Researchers in Oslo, Norway; The 9th DesignEd Asia Conference in Kowloon, Hong Kong; and the 2014 National University and College Designers Association (UCDA) Design Education Summit in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Recent publications include “Hybrid Learning for Social Design” in the International Journal, Tasmeem 2013:3, co-authored with Prof. Adina Hempel. Denielle holds a Masters degree in Graphic Design from North Carolina State University, School of Design and a BA in Communications (Media Studies emphasis) from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.